Sevilla holds the record for the most victories, having won the competition four times since its inception.[4]Real Madrid (winners in 1985 and 1986) and Sevilla (winners in 2006 and 2007; and in 2014 and 2015) are the only teams to have retained their title. Teams from Italy and Spain have won the competition the most times, with nine winners coming from these countries.[1] The last champions before the UEFA Cup was renamed to UEFA Europa League were Shakhtar Donetsk, who beat Werder Bremen 2–1 after extra time in the 2009 final. Benfica hold the record for the most losses in the final of this competition with three. The current champions are Sevilla, who defeated Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 3–2 in the 2015 final.[5]

While the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup is considered to be the predecessor to the UEFA Cup, UEFA does not recognise it as an official UEFA club competition, and therefore its records are not included in the list.[6]